Although it was made well before I was born, I have one of those TI programable calculators sitting next to me: the TI-59. It even has a bunch of those magnetic cardboard strips, although sadly none of them work. I still have my first computer (Apple II+) and monitor (green monochrome made by apple) in the basement. When I got it, I couldn't afford to buy software, so I learned to write my own. I was so cool, because I knew BASIC. Everything still works 22 years after it was made. Quite a testament to old computer reliability, IMHO. Scary, though, that my TI-89 graphing calculator is many times more powerful than my first computer, or even my first Mac. (16MHz 68000 vs. 8MHz 68000 vs. 1MHz 6502) Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - > I remember playing Lunar Lander on a TI programable calulator, it had > 7 segment display and the program was on a strip of cardboard with a > piece of cassette tape glued to the back, yes you could actually peel > the stip of tape off. > It ate AAA's like popcorn, went through them at a rate of at least > 12 batteries evry 2 weeks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org